I don't remeber was it said here or not but there is "Russian FSO Awards 2012" (awards from FS site) so Patrick was awarded a teddy bear for Best Single Male Skater and Best EX photo - http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6414/...5eb278f8_L.jpg
He said in brief that it is for the audience a skater works and the support of fans means a lot and makes a skater to improve and to win.
Thanks STAR, Russia Bureau is up to the mark in postings!
Canadians lagging behind!
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Last edited by spikydurian; 11-29-2012 at 06:07 AM.
These awards are of voting at http://forum.fsonline.ru/
17 Nominations of results of Season 2011/12
Best Russians: Lady, Man, Pair, Dance.
Best non-Russians: Lady, Man, Pair, Dance.
Best Juniors (Russian or not): Lady, Man, Pair, Dance.
Best programs: Lady, Man, Pair, Dance, Gala.
Best Russian Lady Alena Leonova http://s018.radikal.ru/i521/1209/17/c64dc6ecd00e.jpg
Best Foreign Lady Carolina Kostner http://i017.radikal.ru/1209/4e/4d6dbb86adbd.jpg
Best Junior Man Han Yan http://s52.radikal.ru/i137/1210/76/a19e422a39b7.jpg http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6617/...ac1fdc2_XL.jpg
Best Junior Lady Julia Lipnitskaia http://s018.radikal.ru/i504/1210/d3/65fb54c5a942.jpg http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6617/...75475f6e_L.jpg
Best Junior Dance Victoria SINITSINA / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN http://s44.radikal.ru/i103/1210/de/666555257a4f.jpg http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6515/...331ad321_L.jpg
Best Dance Program Meryl DAVIS / Charlie WHITE http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6519/...9d601c5_XL.jpg
Best Russian Pair Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6419/...4b4cb41_XL.jpg
Best Russian Man Evgeni PLUSHENKO http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6619/...3875bae_XL.jpg
Best Man's Program Jeremy ABBOTT FS http://s005.radikal.ru/i210/1211/19/1fa3c833bda7.jpg
Best Foreign Man, Best Gala Patrick CHAN http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6414/...5eb278f8_L.jpg
Best Foreign Dance Couple Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6615/...1a98d776_L.jpg
All teddy bears are of author's work, not a serial production. All are different and look like (maybe a bit) skaters awarded.
Last edited by AlexRus; 11-28-2012 at 01:45 PM.
^ Thanks, AlexRus. Maybe they should change the thread title. So many skaters got the same reward, why only one of them should be "highlighted". Btw, that forum has a little more than 2,000 registered users.
Good point, let's talk. I changed it.
The teddy bears are cute!
The Russian fans have always been passionate, knowledgeable and enthusiastic about this sport. Seeing how they were able to put together the 2011 Worlds in such a short notice speaks volume about their commitment for this sport, up to the level of their country's top political leader.Originally Posted by Aprilsnowy
Thank you so much for the info, STARushka
I'd also like to thank the whole Russian audience who gave Patrick a large cheer at the Rostelecom Cup.
Happy to know he's got many fans in Russia now.
The venue is indeed his lucky place, as he said before
Due to the perceived rivalry based on some of Chan's comments re: Plushenko in the past, Patrick Chan had to work especially hard to win the support of the Russian fans. I am glad years of hard work has started to show an impact. Incidentally, it was in Russia that he managed to score over 90 in PCS in a FS, he only did so twice in his career and both times there. I am sure he wants to carry this record into Sochi.
It's nice that both Meryl & Charlie and Tessa & Scott got awards!
Although I preferred Funny Face as a program, the photo of the Meryl Davis bear in her pretty purple halter dress is irresistible.
It even inspired me to try to make it into my first GS avatar ever. Thanks to the photographer and to whoever created all the darling look-alike costumes for the bears.
Last edited by golden411; 11-29-2012 at 01:38 AM.
Can I just say he's absolutely adorable with that smile and glasses! I wish he show that more in his programs!
Just to be more clear. That "Russian forum" is not really Russian, because you can't say any nice things about Russian skaters there, you will be the troll.
It is very nice place and more proper name is "Russian speaking forum”, people who speak Russian, and majority of them don’t live in Russia, but in Israel, Ukraine, USA, Canada, European union. Russian fans are really rare there, but you can see many journalists, specialists and so on. It is very similar to Golden skate, but in Russian. The difference from GFS is they still have mentality of the iron curtain. I have seen they ban people all the time for nothing, especially really Russian fans, who admaire rissian skater.
So don’t be mislead about Russian fans love for Chan, many of them don’t even live in Russia, or do that because they hate Plushenko, Gachinski, and every Russian skaters.
Hard to believe, but that is my view.
IMHO
Skater who looks the most like his bear: Charlie White.
Cross-posting from D/W fan thread:Skater who looks the most like his bear: Charlie White.
Doris, I believe that you had added somewhere that Davis/White would receive their bears in Sochi at the GPF (but sorry, I can't find that old post of yours).
In any case, IN now has a photo of D/W with their bears in Sochi.
See #9 in this photo gallery.
You have to scroll through to get to D&W's photo with their bears, but its' there. Very Cute those bears
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